Spool holder



Jan. 10, 1928.

v 1,656,008 F. A. MAII'LANED SPOOL HOLDER Filed Jan. 25. 192'? I INVENTOR. FremcasA.Mazfiazai ATTORNEY. I i I m Patented Jan 10, 1928.

UNITED sm es FRANCES A. MAI'LLAND, OF PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK,

' SPOOL HOLDER.

Application filed January 25, 1927. Serial No. 163,454.

The invention relates to a spool holder, and more especially to the class of sewing thread spool holders,

The primary object of the invention is 5 the provision of a holderof this character,

wherein a sewing thread spool. can be conveniently mounted therein, so that the thread can be worked. therefrom, without liability of the thread becoming knotted. or entanm gling in any manner to obviate the convenient feeding of the thread from the spool, the holder being of the type to permit the same to be attached to a garment or clothing worn by a person, so that the spool will be sup- 5 ported in a convenient manner without liability of it dropping from the holder.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form, so

so as to permit the mounting of a thread spool therein or its removal therefrom and when such spool is mounted therein the thread "will be caused to unwind gradually without becoming entangled and the said spool supas ported in a convenient position for the feed ing of the thread therefrom.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the same can be readily attached to and removed from a persons garment and when supporting a spool will enable the thread thereon to be fed therefrom in a true and. even manner, without any liability of the thread becoming knotted or entangled during the feeding operation.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing z- Figure 1 is an elevation of a spool holder constructed in accordance with the invention, showing a spool mounted therein and the thread being fed therefrom, the spool being broken away for a distance to show till ill

in detail the mode of mounting of the spool within the holder.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holder with the spool removed and the support for the spool in open position, as well as the fastener for the mounting of the holder upon the garment of a person.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, h designates generally the spool holder, ll the spool and (J the thread thereon.

The holder A comprises a main frame 5, the same being preferably formed from a single length of wire, bent on itself to pro vide spaced substantially parallel side limbs 6 and '2', respectively, and a cross connecting portion 8, the side limb l3 being doubled by the reverse winding of the wire and the free end of this limb is curved out wardly and upwardly to provide a hoolt J for a purpose presently described.

The limb 7 has bent therefrom the resilient coils 10 and 11, the latter coil merging into a double armed support for thchspool ll, and serves as a spring hinge for the same, the arms 12 and 13 of said support being bent and formed from the'wire constituting the frame 5. The arm 13 of the support near the looped free end 1d of the latter is inwardly deformed or inset to provide notch 15 so that the support will inter-loch with the hook 9 when said support has been. closed relative to the frame 5 and the free end of the support engaged in the book 9 as is clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. In this manner the spool B when in sorted upon the support and grasped by the arms 12 and 13 thereof will be lirmly held yet free for rotation upon the support, but will be prevented from working out of the frame 5 of the holder A as will be clearly apparent.

The arm 13 of the spool support is possessed of required resiliency and is disposed normally at an angle to the arm 12, so that the spool when inserted upon the support will be frictionally gripped to the proper degree to prevent free rotation of the spool B upon the support, yet said spool ill will turn upon the support when the thread C is pulled upon as will be clearly obvious Twisted from the cross connect-in portion 8 of the frame 5 and extended forwardly till llll

llllll lllti therefrom is a guide or feeder eye 16 which serves to guide the thread C in a proper manner from the spool B when said thread is pulled upon, as is clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The reverse stretch 17 of the wire from the limb 6 of the frame 5 is bent into a resilient coil 18 and an attaching pin 19, the latter at its free end being pointed asat 20 and this pin 19 is adapted for detachable engagement in a hook keeper 21 twisted and formed from the cross connecting portion 8 of the frame 5 so that the holder A can be attached to the garment of a person, the keeper 21 being disposed in upstanding relation to the cross connecting portion 8 of the frame 5, whereby the pin 19 can be readily snapped into the said keeper 21 or disengaged therefrom for the mounting of the holder A upon the garment of a person or its disengagement therefrom.

It is believed that the mounting of the holder A upon the garment will be perfectly obvious, as it is only necessary to insert the pin 19 into the garment of a person and thereafter snap such pin into the keeper 21 which will fasten the holder A upon the garment. Thereafter the spool B is inserted onto the support, which latter is then engaged in the hook 9' and in this manner the spool will be rotatably held in the holder A. Thereafter the thread 0 is trained through the eye 16, whereby said thread C can be pulled from the spool in the use of the thread in a convenient manner.

The eye 16, is stilled at 22, so that the thread C can be conveniently placed within the eye. without requiring its end to be threaded througlrsaid eye.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the holderwill be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted. e

What is claimed is 1. A holder for the purpose set forth comprising a body formed from a single length of wire and consisting of a frame including a pair of side members, a hook formed at the lower end of one side member, a spool support carried by the lower end of the other side member and detachahly engaging with the hook, said support being constructed and arranged to receive and carry a spool to 'lrictionally hold the same between said side members, said frame further including a cross member terminating at one end in the upper end of that side member carrying the spool support and at its other end terminat ing in the other side member below the upper end of the latter, that side member formed with the hook terminating in a spring loop merging into a fastener member arranged over the cross member, and said cross member provided in proximity to its point of joinder with that side member carryng the spool support with a hook for engagement with said fastener member.

2. A holder for the purpose set forth comprising a hotly formed from a single length of wire and consisting of a frame including a pair of side members, a hook formed at the lower end of one side member, a spool. support carried by the lower end of the other side member and detachably engaging with the hook, said support being constructed and arranged to receive and carry a spool to frictionally hold the same between said side members, said frame further including a cross member terminating at one end in the upper end of that side member carrying the spool support and at its other end terminating in the other side member below the upper end of the latter, that side member formed with the hook terminating in a spring loop merging into a fastener member arranged over the cross member, said cross member provided in proximity to its point. of join der with that side member carrying the spool support with a hook for engagement with said fastener member, and said cross member provided intermediate its ends and at right angles with respect to the hook thereon with an extended loop for the passage of the thread.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

FRANCES A. MAITLAND. 

